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    With $30M extension, BigID boosts Series D to $100M at $1.25B valuation – TechCrunch

    When we last heard from BigID at the end of 2020, the company was announcing a $70 million Series D at a $1 billion...

    Will Budweiser brew eggs and will Post cereal make meat? – TechCrunch

    Corporations are quickly waking up to the market potential of alternative proteins with the nation’s biggest consumer brands continuing to make investments and create...

    Tiger Global backs Indian crypto startup Coinswitch Kuber at over $500M valuation – TechCrunch

    Coinswitch Kuber, a startup that allows young users in India to buy cryptocurrency, said on Thursday it has raised $25 million as it looks...

    Jack Ma Shows Why China’s Tycoons Keep Quiet

    Jack Ma, the most famous businessman China has ever produced, is avoiding the spotlight. Friends say he is painting and practicing tai chi. Sometimes,...

    SmartNews’ COVID-19 vaccine alert reaches 1M users in Japan a week after launching – TechCrunch

    SmartNews’ Vaccine Alert and Map features for its Japanese app SmartNews announced today that its tools to help Japanese users find nearby COVID-19 vaccine bookings...

    Bux, a European Robinhood, raises $80M to expand its neo-broker platform – TechCrunch

    A new wave of apps have democratized the concept of investing, bringing the concept of trading stocks and currencies to a wider pool of...

    Founders Factory Africa partners with Small Foundation to invest in 18 agritech startups – TechCrunch

    Johannesburg-based investment company Founders Factory Africa (FFA) today announced a partnership with Small Foundation that will see it select 18 agritech startups for an...

    Satellite Vu’s $5M seed round will fuel the launch of its thermal imaging satellites – TechCrunch

    Earth imaging is an increasingly crowded space, but Satellite Vu is taking a different approach by focusing on infrared and heat emissions, which are...

    Dutch startup Go Sharing raises $60M to expand beyond e-mopeds and into new markets – TechCrunch

    On-demand access to electric mopeds — the small, motorised scooters that you sit on, not kick — has been a small but persistent part...

    9 investors, execs and founders discuss Zagreb’s startup potential – TechCrunch

    Startups may not spring to mind when speaking about the beautiful country of Croatia. Indeed, the country is most popular as a tourist destination,...

    Oath Care just raised $2 million to develop a social, health-focused app that groups expectant and new parents – TechCrunch

    Being an expectant mom can be frightening, as can mothering a new human. Parenting doesn’t come with a manual, and while there’s no shortage...

    Ornikar raises $120M as its driving school marketplace goes up a gear with car insurance – TechCrunch

    A French startup that set out to bring a new approach to driver education and road safety, and then used that foothold to expand...

    Lina Khan’s timely tech skepticism makes for a refreshingly friendly FTC confirmation hearing – TechCrunch

    One never knows how a confirmation hearing will go these days, especially one for a young outsider nominated to an important position despite challenging...

    Look at this tiny new Polaroid camera can you believe it – TechCrunch

    A lot has changed in the last decade-ish of instant photography, yet all the while the boxy build of instant cameras has stayed more...

    As UiPath closes above its final private valuation, CFO Ashim Gupta discusses his company’s path to market – TechCrunch

    After an upward revision, UiPath priced its IPO last night at $56 per share, a few dollars above its raised target range. The above-range...

    Google Meet will get a new look and new features – TechCrunch

    Google announces upgrades to Google Meet, Amazon is bringing its palm scanner to Whole Foods and Microsoft looks at the effect of video calls...